[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

After arranging things in London, Mary was ready to go to Pemberley Manor.

Mr. Sherlock Holmes still had work in London, so Mr. Bingley decided to go first with his sister and his wife's sisters.

During these days, Miss Bingley has also learned to restrain her contempt for others.Although she still didn't take Catherine and Lydia seriously, at least the ladies managed to get along peacefully.

Such a train journey is not an embarrassment.When they arrived in the Pemberley area, they transferred to the carriage again and headed towards the manor.

Before arriving in the Pemberley area, Mary's conception of Mr. Darcy's property can be described in one word: super rich.But Mary has no idea how rich she is - after all, in the 21st century, tens of thousands of pounds of income is nothing more than a drizzle, and when she traveled to the Bennet's house, she had never seen the reality of the big landowners in the Victorian era. Life.

So Mary didn't really realize how rich Mr. Darcy was until this time.

The Darcy family's manor is located in the woods of Pemberley. The carriage rattled on the road, passed through the lush green trees, and walked for a long time before finally seeing the shadow of the building.

Pemberley Manor is located on a high hillside, majestic and steep, with its back against the hills, a beautiful river winding along the valley, and it is as beautiful as an exquisite landscape oil painting under the large green embellishment.

And this whole landscape belongs to Mr. Darcy.

In contrast, Netherfield Manor near Longbourne is a "barely liveable" standard!

This makes Mary feel happy for Elizabeth's future material and spiritually rich life, but at the same time, she can't help being envious—not her own sister, but her future brother-in-law.

Zushangkuo has confidence, how many manuscripts she has to write and how famous she is to afford such a manor.

Mary secretly envied Mr. Darcy, but Catherine and Lydia were jealous of Elizabeth's "good luck".The two of them were whispering as usual, looking forward to meeting more single gentlemen at Pemberley Park next time, while inevitably fantasizing that they, too, could marry a gentleman as rich as Mr. Darcy.

If it were the past, Mary must have rolled her eyes to the sky, but this time the two girls talked about it, and their attitude was much calmer—especially Lydia, when the youngest Miss Bennet saw the appearance of Pemberley Manor clearly. Suddenly, his expression became a little complicated.

I don't know whether he was as surprised by the picturesque scenery of the manor as Mary was, or... thinking that Wickham also grew up here.

Fortunately, the small episode did not affect anyone's good mood.

As beautiful as the outside of Pemberley Manor is, the interior is as magnificent. The housekeeper of the manor is kind and dignified. She took a few Miss Bennets for a general tour first, and then led them here after satisfying their curiosity. Arrived at the reception room.

This is what Mary saw when she entered the living room——

Elizabeth was sitting by the high window, with a heavy book spread out in her hands.Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy stood beside her, bent slightly, and looked over Elizabeth's shoulder at the book. The two were reading the book held by Elizabeth at the same time, and discussing the contents of the book from time to time.

My God, what kind of like-minded couple are these!

Catherine and Lydia, who were originally curious about the elegant and simple decoration and murals inside the manor, squeezed in and chatted non-stop. When they saw the same scene, they couldn't help but shut up.

But it was too late, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy had discovered their coming.

Elizabeth's eyes lit up suddenly.

"Master, Miss Elizabeth," the housekeeper said at the right time, "Miss Bennet and Mrs. Gardner have arrived."

"Lizzie!"

The Miss Bennets were at once united.

Several months had passed since Longbourne parted.Pemberley Manor is picturesque, quiet and peaceful, and Miss Georgiana Darcy, who accompanies Elizabeth, is also a gentle and restrained girl, which makes Elizabeth miss the lively noise and laughter of her younger sisters from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing that they were all in good health and that even Lydia, who was crying when they left, had regained her spirits, Elizabeth immediately felt relieved.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time," Elizabeth said with a smile. "I just made a bet with Mr. Darcy whether you will arrive earlier or later than your parents."

"Father said they would have to go for about a day," Jane responded softly, "at least they won't arrive until tomorrow afternoon."

"It's okay, as long as you are here." Elizabeth took Jane's hand, looked at Mary again, and raised her lips, "I was talking about you to Mr. Darcy just now."

"Oh?"

Mary's eyes widened slightly: "What did you say about me?"

Darcy: "Speaking of your helping the workers in Milton to improve their living and working conditions, and assisting Sherlock in catching the murderer who tried to shoot the factory owner, it is really remarkable."

Well, Mr. Darcy, who was a friend of the detective as well as Mr. Bingley, was still with Elizabeth at this time, and could not be overly aware of what she was doing at Milton.

"Thank you, sir," Mary replied evenly, "I just did what I had to do."

"Mr. Darcy appreciates what you have done, Mary," Elizabeth added, "especially for the improvement of the workers... What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing."

There was a very gratifying smile on Mary's face: "Now it's Lizzie's turn to have Mr. Darcy on the left and Mr. Darcy on the right. Now you won't blame me for always saying good things about Mr. Darcy?"

Elizabeth: "..."

Hearing Mary's teasing, Elizabeth's face blushed visibly.

"You!"

The older sister was angry and funny, and she poked Mary's forehead with her hand as usual: "I don't know what's in your head, it seems that everything has been predicted for you."

Pretending to be the original plot of how to make the eldest sister and the second sister live happily.Mary dodged Elizabeth's hand with a smile, and did not forget to tease Mr. Darcy: "You have to thank me very much, Mr. Darcy. I have offended Lizzie once in order to speak well for you."

"How dare you say that!" Elizabeth scolded.

Seeing the sisters joking together, Darcy, who always had a poker face, couldn't help showing a faint smile.

"The journey is tiring," he said, "I'd better ask the butler to arrange the guest rooms for the ladies first."

Pemberley Manor is spacious and bright, with more rooms than can be counted.But the housekeeper still arranged for the two of them to share a room, for fear that the ladies would be lonely if they slept alone at night.

In fact, Mary still hopes to have a private room. After time travelling, she hardly enjoys the pleasure of sleeping alone.

However, now that Jane has become Mrs. Bingley, it is not bad that Mary's salute has been put into Elizabeth's room by the servants.I can't sleep alone, at least I can be with Elizabeth. They haven't seen each other for a long time, and Mary has a lot to say to her sister.

While the housekeeper was sending out the servants to carry the ceremonies and make the sheets, Mary chatted with her and got a lot of useful information.

For example, Elizabeth and Miss Georgiana Darcy became good friends on the first day they met. The housekeeper couldn't help but praise how good Elizabeth was and how much Miss Darcy liked her.

In the end, she said with great relief that it was God's favor to have such a hostess in Pemberley Manor, and expressed her expectation for future weddings.

Mary secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that the housekeepers and servants of Pemberley Manor are also good people, and they did not dislike Elizabeth's background, but liked her very much.

Although the disparity in wealth between the two is not an exaggeration, Mary has always felt that material conditions are necessary, but it is not an insurmountable gap.The most important thing is whether the young husband and wife have the spirit of common progress, mutual respect and appreciation.

As long as they are given time, the defects in the external conditions can be corrected quickly.

"It is very good that my sister and Mr. Darcy admire each other," laughed Mary, "for there has been a slight disagreement between them."

"Oh?"

The housekeeper was a little surprised, and then laughed: "When you have time, you must tell me the story, Miss Mary. But now, I have to prepare the room for your two younger sisters, and I am going for a walk right now It's time for the gentlemen to come back, and I have to make some preparations for them."

"Gentlemen strolling? Are there any other guests at the estate?"

"Yes."

The housekeeper explained: "Mr. Darcy intends to officially introduce them when they return. They are several family friends. I heard that Mr. Darcy has arrived one step ahead of his wedding preparations."

It sounded similar to Mr. Holmes' reason for visiting Pemberley Manor, and Mary didn't take it to heart: "That's it."

But the housekeeper blinked: "Some of the young gentlemen are still single, Miss Mary."

Mary: "..."

Well, Mary couldn't laugh or cry at once, and the housekeeper's wife was also thinking of herself from the bottom of her heart.

After seeing off the butler, Elizabeth returned to her bedroom and invited Mary to go for a walk in the flowers in front of Pemberley Manor.

The last time I took a walk with Elizabeth was before Jane's wedding.The two sisters hadn't been alone for a long time, and Mary immediately took Elizabeth's hand: "The chances of walking together will become less and less in the future, alas."

She sighed deliberately, in exchange for Elizabeth's uncontrollable smile.

"Put your little tail back," said Elizabeth, "it's going up to the sky."

That's not it.

The two elder sisters have found someone who loves them deeply. When Mary thinks of this, she feels happy in her heart: "I'm happy for you."

Elizabeth shook her head.

"I'm actually curious," she said, "when everyone thought Mr. Darcy was arrogant and rude, why did you speak up for him instead?"

"You have to understand more or less before you speak."

Mary said frankly: "It's like investigating a case. Some clues seem to be one thing on the surface, but after follow-up and investigation, it's another matter. An earth-shattering economic case? People are the same."

"That's the truth," Elizabeth nodded, feeling quite emotional, "After leaving Longbourn, you have become more and more like a detective!"

"Stop teasing me," Mary said with a smile, "The scenery of Pemberley Manor is so beautiful, please show me around."

It was dusk, and Pemberley Manor was located on a high place. Looking at the past, the sky was full of red clouds, and the dim yellow sunset gradually sank into the vast scenery of the lush horizon.

So beautiful.

"A magical dream, like the sunset falling on the beach."

Looking at the scenery at dusk, Mary blurted out subconsciously: "Like a ghost, shining red, galloping and floating—"

"—A grands soleils, couchants sur les grèves."

Both Mary and Elizabeth were startled by the sudden sound.

They turned around and saw a tall man approaching, and it was he who continued Mary's English verse in standard French.The gentleman stopped at a polite distance: "Is Verlaine's "Sunset" a bit too melancholy for the scenery of Pemberley Manor, miss?"

"what……"

"Sorry," he bowed his head, "I just went for a walk and turned back to the manor. I didn't have time to say hello and disturbed you."

"it does not matter."

Elizabeth was the first to recover.

She pulled Mary forward and introduced generously: "Sir Blackwood, this is my sister Mary, Mary, this is Mr. Darcy's friend, Sir Blackwood."

"Miss Elizabeth, Miss Mary." The tall Sir nodded to the two ladies.

Blackwood?

This surname sounds familiar... Mary was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

The Duke of Blackwood—isn't this the famous Sherlock Holmes adaptation, the villain boss in the first part of "Sherlock Holmes"? !

The author has something to say: The new characters are inspired by Downey's "Sherlock Holmes", but the characters are different, the background is different, the plot direction is completely different, and there will be no big rot. I was just too lazy to think of a name myself so I just used it.You can regard it as a coincidence of the same name, and you are as shocked as Mary.

But you, Jiang Hua, are the little fans of the actor Ma Qiang in this role, you have to substitute Mr. Ma Qiang, of course I have no opinion. 0v0

Mary: Wait, so the jazz that the heroine of the other family met was either affectionate or domineering. ? ?Is it my own mother? I don't agree with qaq!